Friday, October 11, 2013

Have you watched a movie lately and despite the extravagant special effects, feel underwhelmed when it's over? Not to mention giving the film two thumbs down or a bushel of rotten tomatoes.

I felt the same way about Star Trek: Into Darkness, which I saw on DVD a couple weeks ago. While I liked it--for the most part--but I had a lot of nagging questions about the film. It wasn't until a few days later, when I had a chance to discuss Into Darkness with a coworker, that I had all the answers I needed for a definitive movie review.

I've watched several HISHE movies now. Each clip provides a short laugh-break raning from less than two minutes to over five. I wouldn't say their endings are always "better," especially since things often don't end well for our heroes and heroines. But they are funny, ranging from mild to hilarious.

The only drawback is you have to have seen the original movies first, in order to understand the humor. There are several of HISHE/Honest Trailer shows I haven't seen yet because I haven't watched the original films and I don't know if I'll ever get around to doing so.

I mean, the idea of sitting through the entire Twilight Saga doesn't appeal to me at all.

Thanks to HISHE and Screen Junkies, I may not do another movie review again and just provide links to their latest releases.

But then again, I need to practice my writing.

While I continue to practice my craft, you can subscribe to both sites on YouTube.

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About the Director

I'm a retired USAF TACP (Tactical Air Control Party) member, now working for Washington State Emergency Management. In addition to being an Emergency Operations Specialist at my day/night/weekend job, I'm a Foreign Affairs Specialist, gamer and writer.
I maintain three blogs as an on-line platform. "Stern Rake Studio," my central site, explores a variety of topics on gaming, pop-culture and writing. "Station WTFO" is where I post comments and discussions on the national and international issues that concern us. Finally, "The Redshift Chronicles," is a spin-off of "Stern Rake Studio." This site focuses on sci-fi gaming and is home to my long-form webcomic "Breakout from Bongolaan."